CN101268501B - Apparatus and method for proximity-responsive display materials - Google Patents

Abstract

Apparatus and a method for causing a printed display (poster, placard or promotional flier) to become interactive when a person points to part of the display. Behind the display a customised layout of capacitative proximity sensors printed with conductive inks on to a low-cost disposable, replaceable substrate (paper, plastic, cardboard) in alignment with visually significant features of the display is connected to proximity-sensing circuitry. Audio-visual or multimedia responses using pre-recorded or synthesised information are reproduced in event of a selection.

Description

Apparatus and method near responsive display materials

Technical field

The present invention relates to be used for the hardware of information performance (presentation), and more specifically, relate to the hardware that is used for the interactive information performance, comprise appearance that is used for sensing inquiry element (enquiringmember) and capacitive proximity sensor (proximity sensor) and the similar device that suitably responds.In fact, the present invention relates to the graphics device that uses with capacitive proximity sensor, and provide a kind of graphic alphanumeric display of printing that makes to carry out mutual device by the sensor loading plate (sensor-bearing sheet) of application of printed.

Definition and abbreviation

Placard: a kind of usefulness refers to the term of the display surface of bearing mark (indicia) here, for example be printed on the paper or other substrates (substrate) on traditional thin plate (sheet) of show and colour, perhaps show the thin plate of other texts and/or graphical information.Fig. 1 shows a placard.Though the invention is not restricted to size, the example of general placard is bigger than A4 size.

Mark: a kind of usefulness refers to the term of the visual sign made from the teeth outwards here.In a lot of situations but under the not all situation, such mark can be produced by graphic art man or similar personage's work.Some marks can be produced by following mode: for example, LCD (LCD), projected image or lamp comprise organic LED.

(customised sensor-bearing substrate, CSBS): be the term that a kind of usefulness refers to the customization layout (layout) of a plurality of sensing regions here, major part is embodied as suprabasil printed conductor to the sensor bearing basement of customization.Sensing region is with reference to the locus of interested feature on the surface of corresponding placard etc. and arrange.Fig. 2 shows according to CSBS of the present invention.

Electrode: a kind of usefulness refers to that here the termination on the CSBS connects the term of pattern (pattern) of the conductive of material of track (connecting trace) or circuit.Each pattern generally comprises the paired electrode group that crosses one another.Each group is as the sheet metal of the capacitor of laterally placing, its outward, and as effectively (active) near sensing region.Crossing one another and the interval of electrode increased the intensity that projects the mutual electric field in the near zone by placard, and is used for being shaped and assembling the sensitizing range.

Background technology

Placard, notice, packing and sales promotion leaflet are the general media that represents and transmit information to the public.(short-lived) that the content of printing is normally short-lived is because for the new goods of sales promotion, service or information, medium is updated periodically, is replaced or handled.Such medium at a good pace loses effectiveness.These media generally are the transmission of visual form, though they can expand with the audio frequency apparatus of playing the message that writes down in advance sometimes.

When the following time of various pressure that is in modern society, create a kind of make a people be linked to his or she expectation or some other people believe that the effective procedure of some information that they should receive has challenge.Visual performance and advertisement provide information seldom, because they generally only can several seconds in sight.Language independent is desirable, makes a people to come explain information with his or her native language.Should consider the situation and the incapabitated situation that lack the time, for example eyesight, the incapabitated situation of hearing and/or muscular movement aspect.

Early stage pavilion (kiosk) type effectively shows the public transport timetable that presents mark on the zone that is included on the label of locating the public transport stop, and the user can obtain relevant information by the button of pressing selection according to the information that shows therein.Usually the day presentative time that in information, comprises a day presentative time and a week.The touch-screen pavilion provides vision and the information sense of hearing to the public, and the touch-screen pavilion comprises computing machine and touch screen monitor.They can be passed on than still image more information, and generally can catch user's interest more of a specified durationly.The major defect of this technology is the tediously long development time of the expensive and software of equipment, and the system of needing protection avoids the infringement of physics or environment in addition.These all effects limit operable application conditions in touch-screen pavilion and place.

The Quantum Research Group of Britain company (1Mitchell Point, Ensign Way, Hamble, the SO31 4RF of Southampton, Britain) has developed and has promoted the electric charge that gang is called the QMatrix controller and shifted integrated circuit on market.These controllers scan the two-part electrode of row continuously, and they make electric charge pass through electrode, and measure the variation of the amount of charge that receives back.The marked change of amount of charge is registered as near detecting (proximity detection).One in the QMatrix controller that uses among the present invention is " the QT60486 lateral charge shifts integrated circuit---a kind of self-tolerant digitial controller, can detect up near the approaching or touch on 48 two parts electrodes ".This instructions is introduced following data page by reference, can be by company's network address on August 16th, 2005 Www.qprox.comObtain.

1.QT60486_801.pdf, about QT6048648-key Qmatrix IC, in May, 2005 preparation;

2.QMATRIX_DESIGN_RULES.pdf, about Quantum ResearchApplication Note AN-KDO1 QMatrix Panel Design Guidelines;

3.Electrode design for Charge Transfer Sensing (electric charge shifts the electrode design of sensing) (by Hal Phillipp design).

QT60486 equipment provides 32 or 48 keys with X-Y scan matrix method, and self calibration is designed to resist and interferes and parasitic result, has static damage (ESD) protection, and transmits the output with RS-232 or SPI communication format coding.Corresponding to the motion of several centimeters of conduction surfaces hand or finger, that distance connects, the capacitance variations of several pico farads (picofarad) on the conducting electrode can be by chip detection.The principal market of the Quantum scope of QMatrix integrated circuit is keyboard, apparatus and mancarried device.(this chip is described by way of example.Manufacturer can have or can develop alternatives, and other manufacturers can provide second-source device or different capacitive proximity sensors.The application is not understood that to be limited to by any way or is in relation to current preferred manufacturer, equipment or scope.)

Prior art

We pay close attention to electronics near sensing (generally depend on electric capacity and change sensing), as the basis of work of the present invention.

Relevant invention (U.S. 6262662, Back etc.) is used in " e-book ", and wherein e-book is provided with: embedded label, and it is used for the page or leaf sign, is connected with the proximity transducer of the content that reads stored digital; Storage and playback reproducer are included in the book bookbinding part.This equipment can determine which page book is read by using the RFID label, and points the information that the position that may point to provides additional related pages according to the reader; Finger position detects by proximity transducer.When advertisement of needs short-term or similar placard, this invention does not disclose preplanned placard dedicated location detection system, does not openly utilize the device of brand-new proximity transducer layout updates system yet.

The U.S. 2005/0080818 that licenses to Hewlett Packard has described and inserted nonnumeric effective content (active content) in multipage (for example appearing at the non-HTML page or leaf on the computer screen), and provides (for example) html link for the type face that is fixed in the tangible medium.The present invention's supposition is also used the X-Y position detector except display image, is used for following the trail of on the image that shows specific stylus (stylus) or pen (for example " Inklink " of Seiko).At the instruction of the use of the disposable proximity transducer of arranging with customization pattern (pattern), customization pattern specialized designs does not become the coupling placard ... on cover graphics.It is inconvenient that the expectation public uses special stylus or pen.

Purpose

The objective of the invention is to make to the approaching responsive placard or the display material of printing, they are very cheap and can replace, has the sensing region that customization is arranged, wherein near the sensing region of sensing apparatus with the customization layout, so as the graphic designs of placard to be provided and distribute relevant information or other electronic installations of experience between direct correspondence, perhaps be at least the selection that the public provides usefulness.

Summary of the invention

First extensively aspect, the invention provides a kind of interactive information display, use is near sensing apparatus, so that respond the beholder near described display (" nearest beholder ") in mode specific, plan, wherein, described display comprises: (a) visual mark, and it is positioned on the flat base and (is called " placard " here); (b) interchangeable non-conducting flat base (being called " the sensor bearing basement of customization " here), it supports the layout (layout) of at least two conductors; (c) each conductor, its terminate in that at least one pair of surface amplifies side by side near but among of separated conductor (being called " electrode " here), described conductor is used for making near a responsive localization spatially, when described CSBS and placard are installed together, at least one electrode pair is arranged at least one relevant with the placard that covers and selects the zone, and in use, provide and to utilize by the localization of partly discerning with the localization of placard near the user near sensitive function; (d) at least one coupling arrangement that can not connect, it can be connected to the sensor bearing basement of described customization at least one not replaceable electric charge branch controller, can use at least one electrode pair as localization near sensing apparatus, and described controller is connected to described localization conversely near sensing apparatus; (e) at least one not replaceable output unit, it can be selected also to be sent communication near the beholder according to the content in the selected zone of placard.

Preferably, the interactive information display is contained in the durable waterproof framework.

Preferably, in response to approaching people or hand, sensing apparatus is based on the capacitance variations in the bidimensional capacitor under the sensing placard.

Preferably, each sensitizing range of CSBS comprises the conductive layer that optionally is applied to substrate with two-part cross one another electrode structure form, described electrode structure comprises the bidimensional capacitor that is surrounded by electric field when using, its geometric profile meet placard the selection zone the border or be positioned at the border in the selection zone of placard.

Preferably, CSBS is made up of the sheeting with dielectric character.

Preferably, CSBS utilizes base of dielectric cheaply, thereby when needs, the replacement or the revision of the sensor placement of customization are easy to.

Preferably, CSBS is a rectangle, although CSBS can have the edge (for example, being suitable for being assemblied in after the placard with non-rectangular shape) of shaping, perhaps can have the excision district (cut-out) that holds output or input equipment (for example, display, loudspeaker, keyboard or pair coin device).

Alternatively, CSBS is a rigidity, though it can be rotated, fold, cut or in addition distortion, and does not destroy conductor.

Alternatively, the extensible form of CSBS (can also have extensile conductor) can be used to be installed in three-dimensional surface.

Alternatively, CSBS is applied to the substrate of three-dimensional, and for example it can comprise packing, pottery or glassware, vehicle, mould, the artwork and shop apparatus.

Alternatively, CSBS is in one or both sides are provided at the laminate (laminate) that supports placard.

Preferably, CSBS is provided at after the placard and is invisible.

Alternatively, CBS is provided at the front side of placard and as seen.

Alternatively, except the track and electrode that are connected to connector, CSBS can also carry electronic equipment, include but not limited to: conduction organic material, electroluminescent material, electrochromic material, lamp, light emitting diode (LED), LCD, light-emitting diode display, photodiode (the perhaps equipment of equivalence on the function, comprise photoresistance), voice activation (sound-active) material (comprising static loudspeaker, electromagnetism loudspeaker and electrostatic loudspeaker), be used for the conductor of wireless antenna, and the conductor that is used for sensing humidity.

Preferably, conductor, electrode and at least one coupling arrangement are applied to placard self, make described placard also as CSBS.

Preferably, the specific region that comprises electrode comprises many to conductor; Each or every pair have the cross one another electrode shape of two parts, and described electrode can be used as horizontal condenser armature, and when using, described horizontal condenser armature is by by placard with comprise the electric field that the adjacent dielectric material of air propagates and surround.

Alternatively, at least one specific zone is relevant with the proximity transducer of being made up of single electrode, and when using, described single electrode is surrounded by the electric field of propagating by described placard and the adjacent dielectric material that comprises air.

Alternatively, a part in two parts electrode is printed on a side of substrate, and another part is printed on opposite side.

Preferably, electrode, conductor and connector pad are made up of the one or more electrical conductivity material that is fixed on the last appropriate position of CSBS.

Preferably, suitable electrical conductivity material is selected from the scope that includes, but is not limited to following material: conductive ink (ink), conduction slurry (paste), conductive powder, conductive fibers, conductive film, conductive metal paper tinsel, conductive metal silk, base metal, alloy, conducting polymer or its combination, and comprise transparent in fact conductive of material.

Preferably, by use the method select from the scope that comprises following method, the electrical conductivity material is deposited on the CSBS: printing, silk screen (screen) printing, ink jet printing, laser printing, hectographic printing, lithographic printing, intaglio printing, aniline printing, spray paint, lamination, pressure welding, electrostatic transfer, powder sintered or vapor deposition.

Alternatively, the electrical conductivity material is utilized the method for selecting from the scope that comprises following method, optionally removes from the conduction substrate in fact: etching, machining, punching press, cutting or chemical passivation.

Alternatively, by being transmitted, substrate prepares CSBS by computerized equipment; Computerized equipment for example under the graphic printing programmed control, is sent to suprabasil ink-jet printer or laser printer with conductive ink.

Preferably, the customization layout of sensing region is by the computer drives application apparatus, and the specified arrangement according to mark on the placard is applied to substrate.

Alternatively, the conductor above a type is used to handle and is applied to CSBS; Wherein, surpass a kind of in the method except manual or machine that a kind of processing describes before comprising, and/or the removal of described conductive metal line, band or plate and/or other electronic equipments before in this part.

Preferably, CSBS selects from the scope that comprises following items: paper, the paper that floods or be coated with the material that comprises wax, xylonite or plastic resin, cardboard, piece plastic material, surpass a kind of potpourri, thin polymer film, heat cured thin polymer film and thermoplastic thin polymer film of plastic material; Include but not limited to the plate made by the potpourri of polyester, vinyl, polyamide, polyimide, acryl resin, cellulose acetate, acetal, xylonite, polycarbonate, styrene, silicon, PVC, ABS, PET, PEN or more plastic materials.

Preferably, the dielectric plate material is flexible, and can be applied to bidimensional or three-dimensional surface.

Preferably, placard can be easy to and other placards are replaced, with the mark or the graphical content of the printing of upgrading described display.

Preferably, CSBS can be easy to replace with other CSBS, to upgrade described design or layout near the sensitizing range.

Preferably, beholder's response message of placard shows and can be seen under reflected light.

Alternatively, placard, CSBS and electrode are translucent at least in part, make described beholder's response message show that placard can be seen under transmitted light, and disturb less than the disadvantageous vision that the visible pattern by electrode causes.

Preferably, placard and CSBS can be installed in after the transparent dielectric substance of thickness up to 10cm, perhaps are clipped between the dielectric substance, make that placard and CSBS are protected, comprise and support, and do not influence the interactive information display near sensitivity characteristic.

Alternatively, placard that is installed together and CSBS comprise at least one excision district, make immediate beholder to see or visit the one or more equipment that inputs or outputs by interactive display.

Alternatively, the structure of placard (size or shape) is different in essence in the structure of CSBS, and for example is made up of the independently sheet above that is arranged separately on the CSBS.

On the other hand, the conduction plate that is connected to ground wire (ground plane) be placed on after the CSBS or near so that shield on it electrode with prevent by be installed in the rear surface on by mistake the triggering of the relevant and generation of other placard displays near dependent event.

Second extensively aspect, output device comprises digital computing system, it can receive memory storage with the covering (overlay) of the placard special use of data and instruction, and then can be by carrying out selected at least one action from the scope that comprises following items, come covering, immediately in response to the part of beholder: the activation of one or more lamps near the localization and the identification of placard according to one group of predetermined placard special use of instructing and instructing; The activation of replay device, the activation of described replay device comprise again the voice of playing storage, again play the music of storage, play the fixing or mobile image of storing in the thesaurus again, the perhaps distribution of printing material, make that the beholder can be mutual with placard, and from described placard, obtain than obtainable more information from nonactivated placard.

Alternatively, this extensive aspect of the present invention can be believed to comprise as lower device, and it can detect the relevant effective selection activity of part with the selection of the placard that activates, and if select to be provided, produce and provide and each selects the relevant information of part.

Alternatively, can use other input or sensing apparatus, comprise light near the sensing of sensing, the nearly sensing of hot joining, sound, the sensing of payment (comprise the card payment readable/can write smart card), and the beholder uses simulation or actual keyboard.

Preferably, mutual in response to individual and display, when response, output device also can provide the wireless means data downloaded of using light beam and radio signal by comprising, is used for receiving personal portable electronic data equipment (including but not limited to mobile phone).

Alternatively, by digital computing system record beholder use pattern in time, and described use pattern obtaining of can being responsible for determining having occurred, check being used for the mutual quantity of placard and the people of type.

The 3rd extensively aspect, the invention provides a kind of method of implementing interactive placard display, it is characterized in that, said method comprising the steps of:

For predetermined purpose, select a graph image to become placard;

One or more zones, location are suitable for the starting point as the interacting activity that is undertaken by the people who watches placard who is in approximated position on placard; Interacting activity produces the output that is obviously caused by placard to the beholder;

The layout of design electrode on CSBS, make starting point on the placard or each starting point relevant with the electrod-array of corresponding dense arrangement, each array is connected to connector either alone or in combination, and described connector can be connected to location-specific near sensing apparatus;

Utilize conductive of material, layout is transferred to CSBS;

Described placard is installed in the protectiveness container (case) at the anterior and viewing location place of CSBS, the form with the selection sequence of the data of suitable stored digital produces at least one output to the beholder;

With at least one sequence with to being stored in the storage medium by the link of at least one position of independently discerning near sensing apparatus;

Thereby, in use, approaching in response to the people who watches, selected sequence is reproduced by suitable interface.

In related fields, first amending method comprises extra step: monitoring is used, and utilizes one group of interactive response of more suitable selection to upgrade the data of stored digital.

In another related fields, second amending method comprises the steps: the monitoring use, and if desired, improves and upgrade the data of CSBS and stored digital.

In further related fields, the 3rd amending method comprises the steps: the monitoring use, and then if desired, although have point of interest in the position identical with original placard, also only utilizes the replacement placard with different outward appearances to replace described placard.

Preferred embodiment

The description of the invention that is provided at here provides as just example, and is interpreted as never in any form and limits the scope of the invention and degree.

In whole instructions, except text needs, otherwise vocabulary " comprises (comprise) " and variation as the integral body that " comprising (comprising) " or " comprising (comprises) " will be understood that to represent to comprise statement or step or one group of integral body or step, but do not get rid of any other integral body or step or one group of integral body or step.

Description of drawings

Fig. 1 shows exemplary placard, and this example is the sport car image;

Fig. 2 shows the exemplary electrode group, be arranged in interchangeable stationery liner plate (backing sheet) (" the sensor bearing basement of customization " or CSBS) on, with the outstanding element of the vision in the image of match map 1, after it directly is arranged in placard;

Fig. 3 shows the details of the connector pad (connectorpad) on the sensor bearing basement of customization of liner plate, and it will be connected to the printed circuit board (PCB) that comprises electric charge branch controller and related electronic device;

Fig. 4 shows a plurality of layers of the xsect amplification that comprises in general display;

Fig. 5 is the block scheme of an embodiment of microprocessor unit, and this microprocessor unit will be connected to the connector on the interchangeable stationery customization sensor bearing basement (CSBS), and links to the computer unit that is assembled into the generation interactive response;

Fig. 6, (, comprise the connector that is used for that the electrode on the CSBS is connected to the electric charge branch controller and is connected to printed circuit board (PCB) (PCB) pad that is associated with the electronic installation that is contained in shell as Fig. 6 A (front view (FV)) and Fig. 6 B from the transversal part A of 6A-A);

Fig. 7 shows the conduction pad on the PCB, pad on itself and the CSBS and rubber circular cone (being illustrated in expanded position) pairing, and the rubber circular cone makes corresponding bonding pad pinched together;

Fig. 8 is the schematic cross-section of passing the PCB shell, and it shows single rubber circular cone and is squeezed in CSBS downwards and goes up to produce and being electrically connected of PCB; With

Fig. 9 shows process flow diagram, and this process flow diagram illustrates given display and can how to be improved.

The specific embodiment

Universal principle

The present invention is based on and expand existing application near the sensing electronic equipment. It provides a kind of interactively advertisement, information demonstration, ticketing etc.; For every kind of situation wherein, the cheap and disposable electrod-array of custom design is applied on the common non-conducting material of a slice (such as the CSBS among Fig. 2). The use of electrod-array compatible with capacitance formula proximity transducer equipment, and be arranged into and be suitable for specific figure and show or other information, it is printed on and is called as for simplicity here on " placard " thin plate of (such as " picture of big printing "-referring to definition). Layout is arranged in each electrod-array under that part of placard of the interest of wishing to evoke the person that watches the placard, and therefore starts reciprocation by approaching between the electrode that detects staff and identification. Although figure 1 illustrates an exemplary placard---lack any publicity text. By display can be carried out alternately according to one or more forms and near people, the auxiliary individual of the present invention seeks relevant information, and directly helps people that information is provided. The present invention provides single or multimedia output also in response to the one or more outputs near the sensing electronic equipment to the public. Single or multimedia output can be by digital media player independently or alternatively by having one group of more digital computer management of multi-capacity, such as the analysis of digital record, usage data, network service, printing etc.

In the paragraph of following column number, provide more description.

The design of electrode lay-out

1. what each was specific is actually the bidimensional capacitor near the sensitizing range, and wherein electrode for capacitors is arranged close to each otherly.Crossing one another of electrode strengthened near electric field, and is used for " focusing " sensitizing range relevant with the specific part of relevant placard.Details are referring to Fig. 1 and 2 and relevant content.

2. any part on the surface of bearing mark (no matter opaque, translucent or transparent) can become approaching sensitivity owing to the electric charge transfer from electric field, this electric field is to launch onboard or the electrode after in the plate from layout, and utilize current supportive electronic product, in use can have up to 48 or how discontinuous (non-overlapping) and diacritic zone very practically.

3. note, the objective of the invention is to help the user to obtain some information specific, have some preparatory processes, the information-related serviceable indicia of deviser's assessment therein and stored digital or generation, and make the matching list that is linked to this information near sense position at conceptive structure.

4. be a plurality of horizontal electrodes near sense position, its outward appearance is paired cross one another trajectory set; An every pair of quilt upward input and output at tie point place of route arrival substrate (Fig. 3) does not in accordance with regulations alternatively have conduction to connect in paired group.Electrode can be by multipath transmission, and therein, two or more electrodes are branched, and breaks away from a public input or output trajectory.Details are referring to Fig. 2.

5. according to the present invention, the electrode of electric conductivity is created on the liner plate (being called CSBS here) with reference to the selection part of subsidiary placard, and along with the connection track that is connected to connector is arranged together.The shape of the specific pattern of paired conductor, size can change significantly, and can have straight or crooked border.

6. specific layout can utilize following software to be produced by computing machine: the software that is used for printed circuit board layout, for example " PROTEL " (Altium Inc.), perhaps can carry out the software of two-dimensional graphics, for example " AUTOCAD " or " AUTOSKETCH " (all being the Autodesk product), or similar software.Should on paper, provide cheap, interchangeable conductive electrode layout according to the present invention like this, make advertisement and can easily change or upgrade near sensed layer.

7. on technical merit, the paired electrode proximity transducer generally is preferred.The operation of this pattern makes electricity consumption more stable with reference to the single-ended sensor of the planar conductor of ground connection than only, but it is easier to be subjected to comprising that the stray electron signal of supply frequency and radiowave disturbs.Current preferred Quantum QMatrix controller has the jamproof inner signal mode that produces.

8. avoid casual near contact for the rear portion that shields display, perhaps in order to make the effective coverage clearer and more definite, the ground plane after the display is normally desirable.This can comprise rear portion conduction plate or the track that passes the smooth continuous or interruption between the effective coverage, or comprises the metal-backed case (metal-backed box) of display.

9. if the customization layout of sensing region is provided in the laminate (laminate) that both sides have placard, preferably it can have the mirror image layout of placard on a side, and aims at, and makes identical electrode be used for selection zone identical on the both sides.Even can cause confusion, if two people carry out alternately at two opposite sides and placard simultaneously, unless each side of placard has discrete electronic installation.Alternatively, in order to insulate, ground plane can be laminated between the placard, and the placard of every side has the electrode layer of himself, thereby a side is independent of opposite side and moves.

10. layout should have excision district (cut-out) or insert the district, to hold monitor, loudspeaker, numeric keypad or keyboard, LCD display or other multimedia equipment.The device that receives coin can also be set or send the slit of printout, a plurality of holes of sending fragrance or sound.Be used for paper or other substrates of electrod-array

1. need non-conducting surface on this technical spirit; the mark and the surface any protectiveness or that other are approaching that are used for electrode installation, vicinity; for example glass or plastics should show as dielectric because suppose these things of preferred capacitive proximity sensor.

2.CSBS make by flexible dielectric material usually, the for example paper of paper, impregnated plastic or wax, cardboard or plastic material, include but not limited to cellulose acetate, polyester, Polyvinylchloride (PVC), polycarbonate, tygon, polyamide and polyethylene terephthalate (PET), the perhaps composite of various plastics.The inflexibility insulating material comprises glass, glass fibre, gypsum and timber etc., also is the suitable material of the sensor bearing basement that is used to customize, and can be used for more durable display.

3.CSBS the surface must the compatible printable conductive ink of selecting, and makes track be printed under the situation about destroying not have, and if surface treatment need, its character can be modified.The deviser can be that opaque front lit placard and sensor bearing basement and conductor thereof can also be to select between translucent or transparent back lighting (translucent) placard of appropriateness at sensor bearing basement and conductor thereof.

4. Ding Zhi sensor bearing basement is flexible and possible rubber-like material, and it can be applied to 3D shape, and for example molded plastics or glass fibre are used for (for example) bending, demonstration frame folding or facet.

Conductive ink or other conductive layer

1. up to the present the material of test comprises conductive ink, conductive coatings, sheet metal and tinsel.Major part is opaque often.Conductive ink is preferred, because they can be printed or be arranged in the substrate soon, and produces meticulous details, for example highly accurate conductive traces.Current example comprises the particulate of silver-doped, copper, aluminium, nickel, graphite and carbon or the printing ink of thin bits.According to " disposable " notion of placard and CSBS, conductive ink is preferred cheaply.

2. translucent conductive ink is available, and preferred type is a conducting polymer, the Orgacon that produces of Agfa-Gevaert (Belgium) for example, and it can be solvent-borne type and water-based ink, slurry, and has solid form, as is coated with flitch.Orgacon is flexible, and even can stretch in substrate and keep conduction simultaneously.Transparent tin indium oxide (ITO) complex (being used in the LCD display) should use more frangible and expensive, but can be applied to some applicable cases.

3. shift by electric charge or organic conductor that other devices are used is the another kind of optional of metallic particles printing ink, and can be transparent and flexibility.

4. other material comprises: conductive surface (for example PET plate of calorize), meet the cutting machine (cutter) of computer drives metal forming, flexible print circuit, make lametta that they are noted hardly to the blocking of light and such as the conductive fibers of metallized fabrics.

5. other print electronic devices (alternatively with the machine of equipment or manually form installation) comprising: electroluminescence panel, light emitting diode (alternatively, organic), incandescent lamp, electrochromic device, static or piezoelectric speaker and microphone apparatus and LCD (LCD).

Printing or other layout processing

Because the object of the invention be to produce cheap, can use arbitrarily, free-form layout, be suitable for example in the technology that size is carried out the ink jet printing of conductive ink on up to A0 or bigger form.For preparing the also commerce of print advertisements, this can be a kind of simple, wieldy processing.Other printing process, for example serigraphy and hectographic printing provides the application faster of conductive ink, and has more cost benefit for the batch process of CSBS.

2. although ink jet printing can be applied to regular shape without difficulty, for three-dimensional body, it can be optimal selection that spraying or machine spray.

3. the photoetching etching can be suitable for complicated shape, as long as have with the obtainable suitable chemical substance of reasonable price---available photosensitive material (utilizes active with the chemical etchant that conforms to, for example for the corrosivity soda water of aluminium, for the iron chloride of copper, perhaps for the suitable etchant of transparent ink).

4. widely used programme controlled cutting machine in cutting vinyl label can be used for cutting out electrod-array from metallic film or metallized plastic plate by computer control.

5. can use and arrange by the combination building block and the other technologies of the conductive pattern of customization to comprise tinsel or sheet, it comprises and utilizes bonding agent, adhesive tape or roll the preprinted electrode that is connected to substrate.

Connector

1. the connector that can reuse has formed a part of the present invention, electric charge branch controller and relevant electronic installation is connected to the sensor bearing basement (CSBS) of the customization of support electrode.Preferably, electronic installation can be on display next door, perhaps at the end of stube cable.Because may comprise a lot of independent connections, and can require error free to change, so connector should be polarized and be compiled with index.The preferred requirement is that the connector of zero insertion force, polarization, locking can carry out stable contacting with the row's conductive ink pad (110 among Fig. 2) on the CSBS, and the thickness of CSBS can be according to the changes in material of using, generally from 0.2 to 0.8mm.The quantity of the pad that uses can be handled still less or the ability of more useful capacity changes according to the proximity transducer chip.

2. as shown in Fig. 6,7 and 8,, designed suitable connector 603 (Fig. 8 illustrates with the view that amplifies a little) at certain purpose.Connector comprises the part shell of the electronic module 601 that can reuse, and directly is connected to CSBS (referring to Fig. 3), thereby has shortened cable length as far as possible longways.When opening, connector 603 has the opening of dehiscing as river horse." tusk " comprises the conus elasticus 604 that a row is made by the silicone rubber of casting along connector one side.Each tusk is towards the printed circuit board pads in the residual circuit that is connected internally to Fig. 6, and be used for CSBS on the identical spacing of connector in a row arrange.When connector cover was closed, the printed conductor pad below each circular cone makes was pressed to corresponding board pads, thereby has applied stable contact pressure between two pads.Connector by the slidably gripper (catch) on every side (602 ', 602 ") device locking ground sealing.If gripper is released, connector will eject once more so that discharge and reuse.Asymmetric by (optionally) that the connector that is left out provides, can be used for closing with the perforation of CSBS and the bond of connector, so that the connector polarization, thereby it can only insert in one way, and help fixing (on the meaning of sliding) corresponding a pair of pad to a side.Will near the sensing integrated circuit near or be placed in the connector, make the spurious signal pick-up (pickup) that causes by the long high lead of susceptibility minimize, and make the inductance than long lead, capacitance variations and the total capacitance of desensitising minimize.

3. in optional structure, zero insertion force (ZIF) connector is connected to placard, and is connected to the remote circuit of support electric charge branch controller and relevant electronic installation by flat flexible cables (FFC) cable or flat cable.The electric power connector of standard can be used in two ends of FFC.When making that in space constraint will any relevant electronic installation being directly connected to CSBS is under unpractical demonstration situation during the installation placard, so optional be useful.

Relevant electronic installation

1. electronic module (referring to Fig. 5,6A and 6B) locates to be connected to the sensor bearing basement (CSBS) of customization at the connector position (referring to 110 among Fig. 3) of appointment, thereby different CSBS plates can use with identical electronic module together with different placards.Although because much be exclusively used in placard, the software that comprises often upgrades, electronic module can be reused.In Fig. 4, show a kind of structure, wherein, proximity transducer in first electronic unit 601 or electric charge branch controller 407 directly are connected to the multipolar connector on the CSBS.This embodiment of first module used with metal wire be connected to serial digital data connector 506 ' serial interface devices 408 (it can comprise microprocessor), numerical data connector 506 ' the be connected to similar connector 506 on second or the main electron plate 500 that in Fig. 5, roughly illustrates.Second or main electron plate comprise data bus 511, connect: power supply 501 (providing) by connector 507, central processing unit chip 502 (and support equipment, such as read-only (program) storer, clock etc.), flash memory or be used to is preserved dedicated graphics instruction (illustrate what when is done) and sound and picture (comprising video) the similar storage vault 503 to reproduce according to definite mode, be connected to loudspeaker terminals 508,509 audio output device (" sound card ") 504, and may provide picture signal to pass through the picture output device (" video card ") 505 that connector 510 arrives display device with well-known VGA form.512 expression maintenance ports are used for new dedicated graphics instruction and data is downloaded to flash memory, and if desired, are used to upload use information.These group parts can be replaced by scaled " PC motherboard " or the similar device that is used for embedded purposes.

2. safeguard that for large-size, and in order to be easy to chest can be arranged in the position except that panel inside, for example so that minimize malicious sabotage behavior or stealing activity.

3. the electronic installation that can reuse vitals is near sensing apparatus:, be used for the electric charge branch controller chip (407) of capacitive character near sensing here.Current it provides numeral output preferably from the QT60486 of Quantum Research Group, and expression is positioned at the detection of quite determining that one of the sensing region that much can identify or scope are located to object.Using this output is in order to select one group of specific information to reproduce.

4. optionally variation scheme is included in and does not use the digital computation machine equipment in the unit shown in Figure 5.These variation schemes can be used the current digital media player that can buy: an example is described as " Programmable MP3 Audio Players for Kiosk Application " (ITBCompuphase and other supplier).

5. electronic module can be provided by the bigger sensor of scope of activities that provides than capacitive proximity sensor.For example, the light reflective sensor shown in Fig. 4,6A and the 6B (609) is a plug-in module, and it has the scope of activities up to 10 meters, and can encourage multimedia output, so that attract the beholder to use the interactive information display at first.

6. electronic module is given an order and is started output unit to the beholder, and it may include, but is not limited to loudspeaker, monitor or display, printer, controllable lamp, printer or such as the equipment that seldom uses of aromatic spray device.

7. electronic module can be included in the status lamp that uses in the maintenance.

8. alternatively, electronic module can pass through wired or Wireless Telecom Equipment, and information is sent to remote equipment or place.

9. the energy that is used for electronic installation can be following one or more: the power supply that the battery of simple battery, rechargeable, power network drive, solar panel and for their management or generator.

Placard is installed

Placard and CSBS can be installed on (for example) wall, preposition glass-or the framework of plastics after, behind glass that also constitutes display case or the plastic plate, in shopper window or in self-supporting display such as acrylic acid menu support.Details are referring to Fig. 4 and related content.

2. the present invention allows three-dimensional " placard ".When conductor is directly added to surface or any curved surface, if flexible substrates and conductor can stretch round this surface or casting, the flexible substrates that is used for placard and CSBS can be installed in crooked display frames, the display frames folding or facet, arbitrarily in the curved surface.

3. can be placed between placard and the CSBS up to the about transparent panel of the protectiveness of 10cm thickness, however the dielectric characteristic of transparent material still keep or can strengthen near the beholder for the influence of electric capacity under the electrode.Suitable material comprises glass and polycarbonate resin.

Embodiment 1. advertisements show

Fig. 1 shows the placard 100 of sport car advertisement, and figure 2 illustrates the corresponding layout 120 on the flexible board of paired capacitive character sensitive electrode group.During use, flexible board 120 is disposed in the back near placard 100, and is connected to first functional electronic block 601 at connector 110 places.This example of the respective panels of sport car and support special electrodes layout does not limit the scope of the invention certainly, and it can be with much other image or other application of describing are after a while used.The approaching zone that sensing is for example pointed, the electrode group that crosses one another approaching on the space provides, every group is alternately encouraged, make conduction object (for example hand or finger) near changing interelectrode electric charge.

By the part of considering may attract the passerby to note in the sport car image, the beginning design process.Select people may need the one or more zone of more information.In this case, headlight 101, engine 107, wheel/turn to 104, protective cover 103, windshield 102 and exhaust apparatus 105, be identified as and evoked inquiry, and provide sensitizing range (headlight 111, engine 117, windshield 112, wheel/turn to 114, protective cover 113 and exhaust apparatus 115) by below electrod-array.Each electrode pair is connected to connector array 110 by a row conductive of material, and for example electrode 115 is connected with track 113 by track 116.During use, if a people is with the activation part of his or her hand near placard, but the headlight at 101 places for example, electrode group 111 below will show very little measurable capacitance variations, and this capacitance variations can be by the electric charge branch controller sensing that is connected to connector 110.As detecting approaching result, will have some autotelic transmission from the information of the electronic installation (referring to Fig. 5) of link, the tonic train or the video sequence of headlight attribute more for example described.

Fig. 4 shows the xsect that exemplary placard is installed; This example is thrown light on by incident light, rather than (back-lit) of back lighting.400 refer generally to pass the cross section of the horizontal panel of display board, and wherein the thickness of parts is exaggerated.The 401st, watch the hole, can allow a people (eyes 410A) by optional window 402, comprise for example a slice clear glass---tempered glass preferably, perhaps plastic material is seen the placard in base, framework or the guard box 406.Its actual purpose is protection.Glass 402 also has as dielectric useful quality, and it is intended to strengthen especially the capacitive effect of staff (410B) on nearest electrod-array.The 403rd, other sheet materials of non-conducting placard or bearing mark---for example referring to the sport car embodiment of Fig. 1.Preferably, placard still is dielectric substance (supposition is used based on capacitive proximity transducer), and is suitable for printing treatment.The 404th, the replaceable non-conducting plate of conductive pattern of carrying shown in the front elevation of Fig. 2 arranged in mode relevant with the position paid special attention to of expectation among Fig. 1 on the space.The 405th, be used for whole laminate by the optional elasticity liner plate that is pressed in framework 406, though the degree of physics that requires and electronic stability and not requiring reach this degree closely.Can use glue or other materials, electrostatic attraction even closely cooperate (fit).

Especially, if display board is used to the open air, preferably, has waterproof sealing around the edge of the framework that on window 402, forms by hole 401.

For transparent back-lit displays, layer 405 can be replaced by light source, for example after the photothermal even broad light in the rear surface of chest, use the light emitting diode of row's white, and the electrode of layer 404 can be made up of effective transparent conductor or translucent conductive ink mainly.Placard 403 can be a transparent substance, for example PET (Mylar ^TM) printing ink or photographic film on the plate, and face glass (perhaps transparent plastic sheet) 402 should be retained as protective cover.

Whole display can be towards both direction.Under the electrode supporting layer, use the conduction ground plane, make electrode on the side and the electrode isolation on the opposite side, behind ground plane, therefore, two-way displays should have the center of conduction ground plane, and has sequence 401-402-403-404 (ground plane) 404-403-402-401 by its xsect.Should utilize visual electrode pattern painstakingly to print placard, can overcome the transparence problem like this, and allow the function of 403 and 404 in the single plate execution graph 2; Save cost and solve any replacement problem.

Make the maximization of replaceability aspect

If 1. basic image 403 (or Fig. 1 a) is changed and is new placard, and it is new layout and one group of new information that lower electrode array 404 on the so general sheet of material and the corresponding informance in the memory stores module 503 also should be changed.

2. if thought defectiveness, the electrod-array 404 on its thin plate (CSBS) can be replaced at any time.

3. if the report of Shi Yonging (referring to following) shows that some part of placard 403 has been subjected to unexpected hig diligence, electrod-array 404 should be modified and replace under identical placard so, so that solve the concerned issue to these parts more closely.Can provide more customers feedback like this and about the more information of part interested.Equally, the corresponding informance in the memory stores module 503 should strengthen and reload simultaneously, to reflect more details.

When requiring and as requested, chest 406 can be opened to allow to replace electrode layer 404 and placard layer 403.Element 110 on the electrod-array (referring to Fig. 3 and explanation) is a pluggable connector (field-pluggable connector), is used for not replaceable electronic unit 601 (referring to Fig. 4 and 6) is connected to alternative electrode array on the CSBS.This unit is to be used for the electronic information selector switch of delivery unit in response.This unit further comprises insertable infrared ray sensor 609, and it is used for sensing near placard but the extraneous people of proximity transducer.Information for example can be stored in the equipment 503, as text, audio files (current embodiment is the .WAV type), image file (for example .JPG type) and the video file (for example .MPG type) of sign.In other were used, information can suitably be stored as spreadsheet, can move (runnable) coding or to the link of webpage.Alternatively, this unit can comprise personable computer mainboard, obtains commercial, is used for embedded electronic device with scaled form.

The placement of chest can so that for example minimize malicious sabotage or pilferage behavior, be used for large-size, and be used for maintenance accessi bility not only in panel.Memory module 503 is preserved the information relevant with specific placard 100 and special electrodes array 110, and use (RS-232 or USB or analog) connected in series, little hard drive or its equivalent function of flash memory (" thumb drives ") etc., when placard is replaced, memory module 503 can change, and perhaps content can be upgraded.Each when requiring to upgrade, by wired or wireless network from server obtain information be calculate and manageability more.

The optional version of electronic box also comprises device, its record and the actual mutual number of times (with corresponding data, for example period) of each available sensor, and permission this information of access remotely often.Another selection will comprise communication interface, for example be connected to mobile phone, wire telephony line or the wireless network node of electronic module, thereby reads status data and use data remotely, and thereby the information of revising can be sent to memory module 503 among any one equipment, perhaps send to all placard display devices that are distributed in the whole zone.

The process flow diagram of Fig. 9 shows the progress and the maintenance of display.Frame 901 expression professionals are for the assessment of placard.Frame 902 expressions will be carried out the sign near the vision outburst area of the placard of sensing.Path 903 branches are to show two parallel activities.In the frame 904 expression substrates near the design and the preparation of the replaceable array of sensing electrode.The installation of frame 905 representing matrixs under placard.But frame 906 expressions are corresponding to the preparation of the multimedia messages of each independent favored area of placard.The installation of frame 907 these information of expression and the other device that transmits this information of coastal newspaper.The process that the actual public of each part of frame 908 expression monitoring and assessment placard uses.The stage is judged in frame 909 expression---do should evolution that inquiry is summarized be repeated forward and improve from frame 901? if like this, line 910 turns back to frame 901 with control.

When further preparation advertising campaign, if especially be connected to the equipment of the number of calculating process, the mutual auxiliary monitoring of electronics of the public of the type is likely useful.

Embodiment 2. comprises the version of digital machine

The present invention can use with the kneetop computer that preferably can move Windows, Linux or Mac operating system or other general personal computer or its following distortion:

1. the described before notion that is printed on the disposable electrod-array that is suitable for special placard on the thin plate with to following (2) can be connected again connect and be retained.

2. represented as the frame among Fig. 4 601, the proximity transducer integrated circuit is configured near among the connector of virtual electrode array or next door.

3. Fig. 5 comprises kneetop computer or other general personal computers now.Because RS-232 equipment does not re-use in general personal computer in fact now, so preferably include the link of USB form for the data link of PC.If self does not provide such pattern the proximity transducer integrated circuit, may need RS-232 is converted to the conversion module of usb data, perhaps for example selection of infrared link or wireless network, for example 802.11g form.

4. the function of handling with electronic module is before now handled by the PC under the software control.Software can be carried out following function:

A) provide suitable audio frequency (voice, music or sound) proximity transducer to specific activation---from the file of storage or be suitable for the synthetic voice of this occasion.

B) according to the combination of input data (for example time) and storage data,, provide figure and/or video image from the file of storage or by producing figure.

C), provide hard copy output with forms such as printout, ticket, leaflets.

D) produce and keep statistical data, monitor the defective behavior simultaneously about using.

E) and, by communication linkage, with information for example state, statistical data, downloaded files etc. be sent to remote server, perhaps receive such information from remote server.

Preferably, several placards be controlled and be monitored to a computing machine can together by network, and sound or figure or the output of other medium can be back to each display board.For the situation that shows a plurality of placards, such alternative costs are lower.

Embodiment 3. educational application

In this application, developed the direct relation between finger position and the information.Suppose to lecture art history.The duplicate of spraying comprises placard.Each part with drawing of certain meaning or importance can be equipped with near the electrode group, and information-transmission apparatus (for example loudspeaker unit) can be provided with the brief associated annotation relevant with corresponding part.When people pointed to Milan duke's that (for example) drawn by Leonard Leonardo da Vinci the forearm of the snow weasel that the mistress entertained in " embracing the woman of snow weasel ", the implied meaning that this people should be apprised of strong forearm was hint duke's a power so.If people slightly move and point to snow weasel, voice unit will be described snow weasel, and with reference to by relevant pun of the vocabulary " snow weasel " with in the Italian of Leonardo da Vinci's use and duke's name.Should select special zone easily, and be that note is prepared in each zone up to 20,32 or 48 such drawing.The electronic installation of placard, electrod-array and load information can be used as teaching aid, is distributed in school.Because have substantial connection between the interested position of sensing picture and the activity of response (hearing), this is a kind of effective teaching methods.

Other are used, and may use hiding or transparent electrode, relate to being used to instruct the X ray (radiograph) of doctor or radiologist's back lighting.Some features of the X ray that is used for diagnosing are quite responsive inherently, and some professional radiologists have had the ability of the inspection radiograph of enhancing.Utilize the substantivity of the selection information that the present invention returns, strengthened the process of instruction X ray explanation.

Identical viewpoint can be applied to any professor's material that is expressed as picture, chart or form, for example periodic table of chemical element or multiplication table.

The patient of embodiment 4. deformity

Some, for example the people of neurological disorders can not speak because clash into (stroke).Some only can exchange by giving directions or touch card, "Yes" or "No" is arranged on the card and " help " is perhaps arranged, and the zone of large stretch of colour or patterning is perhaps arranged alternatively.The present invention allows the card of Custom Design to be suitable for individual's virtual rating level, and this individual can use it to exchange with the paramedic.Interactive card can become complicated more along with the increase of patient's recovery and ability thereof.Of the present invention can use arbitrarily and cheap character provides (a) to replace cheaply under the situation of aseptic breach (b) if desired, used big surface, and (c) is easy to redesign into what layout of detection and is suitable for especial patient.

Embodiment 5. has the commercial exhibition unit of data aggregation

For the Trade Fair stand (for example, car exhibition, household articles exhibition, ship exhibition etc.), the invention provides a kind of unit of renting by the stall owner according to above stated specification in this part, comprise the placard that is used for reusing be linked to suitable type user's load information divider supportive device (for example, print the device of pamphlet in real time, be used to provide the details of the specific part of selected placard).Physical appearance with the placard of present technique equipment should be flat, thin plate, has the front surface of optional glass or plastics, is kept at easily in the framework on the wall of the shed that can support oneself or be arranged in height of sighting line.Watch-dog or speaker unit can be arranged in after the framework border, the side or within.

For this motif area, the automatic collection of the interested statistical data of commercial exhibition canopy is useful especially.When arriving exhibition, the visitor is given a nametags usually and wears, and it comprises RFID (radio frequency identification equipment) transponder.This carries or is linked to visitor's name and address information, and it allows inquiry unit to communicate by letter with transponder.When the visitor with near sensitive display (400 among Fig. 4) when mutual, the RFID data can be together with reading near incident.The stall owner can investigate interested expression, knows accurately that the visitor is interested or what be careful is which aspect of placard.If the requirement of whole people's Privacy Act, a people can press the button of suitable label on placard, to forbid preserving such data.

Commercial Application and advantage

The invention provides a kind of low-cost technologies that makes placard, notice and leaflet have interactivity, be used for issue better or deliver information, reproduction experience, outturn sample, amusement or education are provided.

The lower cost materials of the sensor bearing basement of placard that is used to print and customization makes that regular replacement placard is practical with relevant sensor placement.It is short-lived and advertiser and retailer frequent updating are attractive that this will promote escope for it.

The thickness of interactive placard can be only several millimeters, comprises support.Because substrate is thin and have flexibility, can produce display attractive bending or that be shaped.

Interactive placard can hang or install on the wall, is placed in the show window, place table go up or the floor on, perhaps other self-supporting shows frame.Relevant application is in the buildings, in the shed, on the buildings of street corner or in the information kiosk.

The interactive display of printing prepares more cheap than traditional touch-screen pavilion, and can be placed in the outdoor place, and advertiser because malicious sabotage or weather are former thereby the consideration that is damaged, not will consider outdoor place for worrying usually.

The physical load process that the sensor bearing basement of placard and customization enters framework is simple, and can finish in less than 1 minute time, comprises the replacement of the information of stored digital.

Interactive placard can be provided with the intersection record device of form of software, has caught the public's attention best thereby which part the analyst can judge, to be used for following marketing activity.

Present technique allow to be created " movable, can communicate by letter " product advertising, sales promotion, is educated and provide the display of information, and it is in response to the mankind's appearance and directed.This result is the display of interactive type, and it allows people select them to want the content of understanding, and makes people's duration before display longer, and provides than traditional printing placard more information.

At last, should be appreciated that, as described here and/or shown in scope of the present invention be not limited to specific embodiment.The technician should agree that various modifications, increase, known of equal value and replacement are possible, and does not deviate from scope of the present invention and the essence that claims are set forth.

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1. interactive information display uses condenser type near sensing apparatus, so that with the beholder of ad hoc fashion response near described display, wherein, described display comprises: (a) visual mark, it is positioned at here in the substrate that is called " placard "; (b) be called the interchangeable non-conducting substrate of " the sensor bearing basement of customization " here, it supports the layout of at least two conductors; (c) each conductor, its terminate in that at least one pair of surface amplifies side by side near but among of separated electrode, described electrode is used for making near a responsive localization spatially, when the sensor bearing basement of described customization and placard are installed together, at least one pair of electrode is arranged in the zone of at least one selection relevant with the placard that covers, and in use, provide and to utilize the localization of partly discerning by the localization of the selected placard of described beholder near sensitive function; (d) at least one can unconnected coupling arrangement, it can be connected to the sensor bearing basement of described customization at least one not replaceable electric charge branch controller, can use described at least one pair of electrode as localization near sensing apparatus, and described controller is connected to described localization conversely near sensing apparatus; (e) at least one not replaceable output unit, it can be according to the content in the selected zone of described placard, selects and sends communication for described beholder.

2. display according to claim 1 is characterized in that, the sensor bearing basement of described customization is made up of the flaky material with dielectric character.

3. display according to claim 1 is characterized in that, described conductor, described electrode and at least one coupling arrangement are applied to described placard self, makes described placard also be used as the sensor bearing basement of described customization.

4. display according to claim 1 is characterized in that, the specific region that comprises described electrode comprises many to conductor; Every pair of conductor has the cross one another electrode shape of two parts, and described electrode can be used as horizontal condenser armature, and when using, described horizontal condenser armature is surrounded by the electric field of propagating by described placard and the adjacent dielectric material that comprises air.

5. display according to claim 1, it is characterized in that, at least one specific region is relevant with the proximity transducer of being made up of single electrode, and when using, described single electrode is surrounded by the electric field of propagating by described placard and the adjacent dielectric material that comprises air.

6. display according to claim 4 is characterized in that, described electrode and described conductor are made up of one or more electrical conductivity materials of appropriate position on the sensor bearing basement that is fixed on described customization.

7. display according to claim 6, it is characterized in that suitable electrical conductivity material is selected from the scope that comprises following material: conductive ink, conduction slurry, conductive powder, conductive fibers, conductive film, conductive metal paper tinsel, conductive metal silk, base metal, alloy, conducting polymer or its combination.

8. display according to claim 7, it is characterized in that, by use the method select from the scope that comprises following method, described electrical conductivity material is deposited on the sensor bearing basement of described customization: printing, serigraphy, ink jet printing, laser printing, hectographic printing, lithographic printing, intaglio printing, aniline printing, spray paint, lamination, pressure welding, electrostatic transfer, powder sintered or vapor deposition.

9. display according to claim 7, it is characterized in that, the method that utilization is selected from the scope that comprises following method, described electrical conductivity material is optionally removed from conductive in fact substrate: etching, machining, punching press, cutting or chemical passivation.

10. according to claim 2 or 3 described displays, it is characterized in that the sensor bearing basement of described customization is selected from the scope that comprises following items: paper, piece plastic material, surpass a kind of plastic material potpourri, thin polymer film, include but not limited to the plate made by polyester, vinyl, polyamide, polyimide, acryl resin, cellulose acetate, acetal, xylonite, polycarbonate, styrene, silicon, PVC, ABS, PET or PEN.

11. display according to claim 2 is characterized in that, the sensor bearing basement of described customization is flexible, and can be applied to bidimensional or three-dimensional surface.

12. display according to claim 1 and 2 is characterized in that, described placard can be easily replaced with other placards, with the mark or the graphical content of the printing of upgrading described display.

13. display according to claim 1 and 2 is characterized in that, the sensor bearing basement of described customization can easily be replaced with the sensor bearing basement of other customizations, to upgrade design or the layout near the sensitizing range.

14. display according to claim 1 is characterized in that, beholder's response message of described placard shows can be in sight under reflected light.

15. display according to claim 1, it is characterized in that, the sensor bearing basement and the electrode of described placard and described customization are translucent at least in part, make described beholder's response message show that placard can be in sight under transmitted light, and disturb less than the unfavorable vision that the visible pattern by electrode causes.

16. according to claim 14 or 15 described displays; it is characterized in that; the sensor bearing basement of described placard and described customization can be installed in after the transparent dielectric material of thickness up to 10cm; perhaps be clipped between the described dielectric substance; make the sensor bearing basement of described placard and described customization protected, comprise and support, and do not influence described interactive information display near sensitivity characteristic.

17. according to claim 1 or 3 described displays, it is characterized in that, the described placard that is installed together and the sensor bearing basement of described customization comprise at least one excision district, make described beholder to see or visit the one or more equipment that inputs or outputs by described interactive display.

18. display according to claim 1, it is characterized in that, the size of described placard or shape are different in essence in the size or the shape of the sensor bearing basement of described customization, and are made up of the independently sheet above on the sensor bearing basement that is installed in described customization.

19. according to claim 2 or 3 described displays, it is characterized in that, the conduction plate that is connected to ground wire be placed on after the sensor bearing basement of described customization or near so that shield described electrode on it, by mistake triggered by the extraneous events that the placard display produces later preventing.

20. according to claim 2 or 3 described displays, it is characterized in that, the conduction plate that is connected to ground wire be placed on after the sensor bearing basement of described customization or near, shielding the described electrode on it, with prevent by be installed in the rear surface on relevant and by mistake the triggering of producing of another placard display near dependent event.

21. display according to claim 1, it is characterized in that, described output unit comprises digital computing system, it can receive the covering of the placard special use of data and instruction in the memory storage, and then can be by carrying out selected at least one action from the scope that comprises following items, come covering, immediately in response to the part of described beholder: the activation of one or more lamps near the localization and the identification of placard according to one group of predetermined described placard special use of instructing and instructing; The activation of replay device, the activation of described replay device comprise again the voice of playing storage, again play the music of storage, play the fixing or mobile image of storing in the thesaurus again, the perhaps distribution of printing material, make that described beholder can be mutual with described placard, and from described placard, obtain than obtainable more information from nonactivated placard.

22. display according to claim 21, it is characterized in that, can use other input or sensing apparatus, comprise light, and described beholder uses simulation or actual keyboard near sensing, the nearly sensing of hot joining, the sensing of sound, the sensing of payment.

23. according to claim 21 or 22 described displays, it is characterized in that, mutual in response to individual and described display, when response, output device also can provide the wireless means data downloaded of using light beam and radio signal by comprising, is used for receiving the personal portable electronic data equipment.

24. according to claim 21 or 22 described displays, its feature also is, by described digital computing system record beholder use pattern in time, and the described use pattern people with mutual quantity of described placard and type that can be responsible for determining having occurred obtains being used for and checks.

25. a method of implementing interactive placard display is characterized in that, said method comprising the steps of:

A), select graph image to become described placard for predetermined purpose;

B) one or more zones, location on described placard are suitable for the starting point as the interacting activity that is undertaken by the people who watches described placard who is in approximated position; Described interacting activity produces the output that is obviously caused by described placard to the beholder;

C) layout of design electrode on the sensor bearing basement of customization, make described starting point on the described placard or each starting point relevant with the electrod-array of corresponding dense arrangement, each array is connected to connector either alone or in combination, and described connector can be connected to location-specific near sensing apparatus;

D) utilize conductive of material, described layout is transferred to the sensor bearing basement of described customization;

E) described placard is installed in the protectiveness container at the front portion of sensor bearing basement of described customization and viewing location place;

F) with the form of the selection sequence of the data of suitable stored digital, produce at least one output to described beholder;

G) with at least one sequence with to being stored in the storage medium by the link of at least one position of independently discerning near sensing apparatus;

H) thereby, in use, approaching in response to the people who watches, selected sequence is reproduced by suitable interface.

26. first method of the interactive placard display that a maintenance produces according to claim 25 is characterized in that, described method comprises the steps: that monitoring uses, and utilizes one group of interactive response of more suitable selection to come repeating step f to h.

27. second method of the interactive placard display that a maintenance produces according to claim 25 is characterized in that, described method comprises the steps: that monitoring uses, and utilizes one group of interactive response of more suitable selection to come repeating step b to h.

28. third party's method of the interactive placard display that a maintenance produces according to claim 25, it is characterized in that, described method comprises the steps: the monitoring use, although and then have point of interest in the position identical with original placard, also only utilize replacement placard to replace described placard with different outward appearances.

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